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Re: Google Desktop and Security
From: Albert Gonzalez <incodeblood () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 16:36:10 -0600
But the malware already had to be on your hard drive for Google Desktop to index it. I enjoy it for the sole fact that it can search through my 10k+ e-mails in outlook faster than outlook does it, so that is the only reason I use it. Gets tedious to find something when you have over 100 folders and lots and lots of e-mails.. and you don't even have to specify a folder, like you would with outlook. I only index e-mails and have it sitting on my taskbar. _A On 2/5/06, Neil Kathok <neil.kathok () gmail com> wrote:
On 2/3/2006 12:57 AM, Mark wrote:I am interested in using Google Desktop, but am concerned about the potential for security leaks from my computer. I am uncomfortable with Google indexing my hard drive. I have read that you can turn off indexing, so I feel better about that. Could someone please provide more information about what other security issues the Google Desktop may present. Thank you.Well, among other things, the indexing/searching process can activate various sorts of malware/virii. (It opens them, which is like clicking on it, which is all it takes sometimes.) -- Neil. http://voidfx.net "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less." --Lewis Carroll --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Google Desktop and Security Mark (Feb 05)
- Re: Google Desktop and Security Neil Kathok (Feb 06)
- Re: Google Desktop and Security Albert Gonzalez (Feb 07)
- Re: Google Desktop and Security Hunter Barrington (Feb 06)
- Re: Google Desktop and Security Alice Bryson (Feb 06)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Google Desktop and Security Snehal Kumar (Feb 06)
- RE: Google Desktop and Security Joe George (Feb 06)
- Re: Google Desktop and Security Neil Kathok (Feb 06)